Top 10 Countdown: November 19, 2022

10. Boston Manor - Crocus
Last week: NEW!

9. Story Of The Year - Tear Me To Pieces
Last week: NEW!

8. blackbear - The Idea
Last week: 1.

7. blink-182 - Edging
Last week: 8.

6. Bedouin Soundclash Ft. Aimee Interrupter (The Interrupters) - Walk Through Fire
Last week: 7.

5. Meet Me @ The Altar - Say It To My Face
Last week: 6.

4. Young Culture - Kinda Over It
Last week: 5.

3. Story Of The Year - Real Life
Last week: 4.

2. The Interrupters - Raised By Wolves
Last week: 3.

1. Waterparks - Self-Sabotage
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: May 14, 2022

10. Boston Manor - Foxglove
Last week: NEW!

9. Sigrid x Bring Me The Horizon - Bad Life
Last week: NEW!

8. State Champs - Eventually
Last week: 9.

7. Simple Plan Ft. Deryck Whibley (Sum 41) - Ruin My Life
Last week: 1.

6. Avril Lavigne Ft. Blackbear - Love It When You Hate Me
Last week: 7.

5. Machine Gun Kelly Ft. Bring Me The Horizon - Maybe
Last week: 6.

4. Mod Sun - Rich Kids Ruin Everything
Last week: 5.

3. Stand Atlantic - Hair Out
Last week: 4.

2. State Champs Ft. Ben Barlow (Neck Deep) - Everybody But You
Last week: 3.

1. Silverstein - Ultraviolet
Last week: 2.

Special: 2021 In Review: Top 100 Singles of 2021: 80 - 71

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80. We Came As Romans Ft. Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) - Black Hole

79. The Maine - April 7th

78. Trash Boat - He's So Good

77. Waterparks - The Secret Life Of Me

76. Grayscale - Live Again

75. 3OH!3 - I'm So Sad

74. As It Is - IDGAF

73. Architects - Meteor

72. DE'WAYNE - Stains

71. Boston Manor - Desperate Pleasures

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Special: 2021 In Review: Best EP's of 2021

15. Story Untold - Nx Future

Choice Cut: Gxne by 23

14. rationale. - If The Problem Persists

Choice Cut: Market Scheme

13. Eve 6 - Grim Value

Choice Cut: I Wanna Bite Your Face

12. Heart Attack Man - Thoughtz & Prayerz

Choice Cut: Leap Year

11. First and Forever - Let This Love Lie Dead

Choice Cut: One More Time

10. KennyHoopla - Survivor's Guilt: The Mixtape

Choice Cuts: Estella//, Hollywood Sucks//

9. Homesafe - Nervous Reaction

Choice Cuts: Nervous Reaction, With You

8. We The Kings - Saga

Choice Cuts: No 1 Like U, Turn It Up

7. Hot Mulligan - I Won't Reach Out To You

Choice Cuts: Featuring Mark Hoppus, Pop Shuvit (Hall Of Meat, DUH)

6. The First Rock Band On Mars - The First Rock Band On Mars

Choice Cuts: The First Rock Star On Mars, Rockstars Of The Universe

5. Boston Manor - Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures

Choice Cuts: Desperate Pleasures, Carbon Mono, I Don't Like People (& They Don't Like Me)

4. Against The Current - Fever

Choice Cuts: Jump, That Won't Save Us, Weapon

3. Real Friends - Torn In Two

Choice Cuts: Teeth, Spinning, Nervous Wreck

2. Meet Me @ The Altar - Model Citizen

Choice Cuts: Now Or Never, Feel A Thing, Never Gonna Change

1. Hot Milk - I Just Wanna Know What Happens When I'm Dead

Choice Cuts:  I Think I Hate Myself, The Good Life, Woozy

Special: First Listen Thoughts: Angels & Airwaves "Lifeforms", Turnstile "Glow On", Boston Manor "Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures"

Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms

Label: Rise Records

Press release: Today, Angels & Airwaves have officially announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, LIFEFORMS, that will be released September 24. They have also announced a world tour, that will go into 2022. Both of these announcements were first made from space, when the band partnered with Sent Into Space to launch a renewable hydrogen capsule which played an out of this world premiere of the entire album along with displaying the tour and album information.

My thoughts: It had been nearly 7 years since Tom Delonge released any music and I honestly expected more out of these 10 tracks, the first 2 singles released last year without an album announcement had me excited but it's been a mixed bag since then and the unreleased songs were as well unfortunately mixing in grandiose themes over barely there guitars that are drown out by synths with catchy hooks. Rebel Girl is probably still the highlight of the album but Automatic and No More Guns were the best deep cuts but I miss old Tom. Maybe his next material (New blink???) will be better.

Turnstile - Glow On

Label: Roadrunner Records

Press release: Turnstile have announced a new album, ‘Glow On’, which is their first in three years. The Baltimore hardcore outfit shared details of their third record on a billboard in their hometown. It’s due for release on August 27. The LP follows the group’s previous two records: 2018’s ‘Time & Space’ and their 2015 debut ‘Nonstop Feeling’.

My thoughts: Kudos to Turnstile for following pop song structure but layering every kind of instrumentation possible. Still hardcore at it's core but with every genre around the sun surrounding it. Wild Wrld is probably my favourite of the deep cuts but overall it's hard to beat the burst of energy that T.L.C. provides.

Boston Manor - Desperate Times, Desperate Pleasures

Label: Sharptone Records

Press release: Boston Manor will be releasing a five-track Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures EP on October 29 via SharpTone. Discussing the EP as a whole, frontman Henry Cox shares: ​“We made this record just coming out of lockdown. We’d tried to write throughout 2020 but nothing was coming out; everyone’s mental health was suffering – it was just a really frustrating time. “And then, as soon as January this year hit, just like that all these songs started flooding out of us. It was a really great opportunity to exorcise all of the frustration and pent-up emotion of the previous year and really process those thoughts and feelings.

My thoughts: In case the above didn't convince you this was a pandemic project than the lyrics certainly do. Feelings of isolation and loneliness is played throughout. Pre-released songs Algorithm and Desperate Pleasures are definitely the highlights but this record is enjoyable from front to back showcasing what Boston Manor is capable of doing and I think I even like it better than the record they released at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020's Glue. 

Top 10 Countdown: November 20, 2021

10. Boston Manor - Desperate Pleasures
Last week: NEW!

9. Sunrise Skater Kids - Homeless Millennial
Last week: NEW!

8. Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Complete You
Last week: 1.

7. With Confidence - What You Make It
Last week: 8.

6. Nothing, Nowhere - Pieces Of You
Last week: 7.

5. Stereos - Hands Off You
Last week: 6.

4. Bring Me The Horizon - Die4u
Last week: 5.

3. Real Friends - Teeth
Last week: 4.

2. Grayscale - Dirty Bombs
Last week: 3.

1. Hot Milk - I Think I Hate Myself
Last week: 2.

Special: First Listen Thoughts: The Used "Heartwork", Boston Manor "Glue", No Pressure "No Pressure EP"

The Used - Heartwork

Label: Big Noise

Press release: “The new album plays on the emotions, the sincerity, and the vulnerability of the first record and In Love and Death, with a little bit of the flair from Lies for the Liars,” vocalist Bert McCracken said. “Standing in the streaming circle pit with Kesha and Halsey, the album is just as modern sounding. John Feldmann’s production is that professional. It sounds really good. Those are two really random examples, but I think if you listen to both of those records, the songs are all over the place: dance, pop, actual punk rock riffs and drums. I think music is so all over the place right now that The Used fits in perfectly.”

My thoughts: Say what you want about The Used but you definitely can't accuse them of being boring. Heartwork is all over the place tonally and although some songs (Big Wanna Be, Cathedral Bell) aren't really up my alley the juxtaposition with the really aggressive songs (Blow Me, Gravity's Rainbow) is fantastic when listening from front to back. The buried gem here is probably 1984 (Infinite Jest) for me but in any event Heartwork is worth your time.

Boston Manor - Glue

Label: Pure Noise Records

Press release: The band’s highly-anticipated third LP is due out on May 1 via Pure Noise, and sees the quintet questioning the world around them. “I want people to listen to it and feel something and think about things,” says frontman Henry Cox. “The aim of the whole record is to make people angry. It’s to make them go ‘Well, this pisses me off, how can I change it? What is one thing that I can personally do – that I can start doing today – to make a difference?’ Because we can do better than this. We just need to start.

My thoughts: Given the three songs I heard before listening to the full album I would've assumed BM was going softer but man did that shock me on track 2, 1's and 0's, nestled between two of the aforementioned singles it hit me like a punch to the jaw and it was fantastic. It then took until track 7 to get heavy again as BM have continued to evolve their post-grunge sound they created on their last full length. The back part of this album shines with Liquid (the last of the three tracks mentioned in the opening sentence) as well as tracks 8 - 10 are among the five best or so on Glue. 

No Pressure - No Pressure EP

Label: Self-Released

Press release: Adding to the seemingly never-ending list of side projects formed in the year of 2020 – aka the year musicians are all stuck at home not touring – The Story So Far’s Parker Cannon has just surprised fans with a brand new pop-punk EP under the moniker No Pressure. Yep! That’s right, after slowing things down with his main band, Cannon is back to his punk rock, blink-182-like roots with a brand new batch of songs.

My thoughts: I was lead to believe this was a hardcore project but it realyl is not. It's fast punk rock with Parker Cannon's signature vocals. It's pretty raw but given that this was likely recorded in a home studio within the last few months I will not hold it against them. Definitely worth a listen if you have 10 minutes (the short song lengths also added to the credence of the hardcore band).

Special: 2018 In Review: Best Songs Of 2018: 80 - 71

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80. I Prevail - Rise


79. Anti-Flag - For What It's Worth


78. WSTR - Bad To The Bone


77. Comeback Kid - I'll Be That


76. Jesse McCartney - Better With You


75. The Interrupters - She's Kerosene


74. Boston Manor - Halo


73. Good Charlotte - Shadowboxer


72. Frank Turner - Make America Great Again


71. Jule Vera - Bad Company


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Top 10 Countdown: March 17, 2018

10. Waterparks - Not Warriors/Crybaby
Last week: NEW!


9. Grayscale - Forever Yours
Last week: NEW!


8. We Were Sharks - Hotel Beds
Last week: 9.


7. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 3.


6. Anti-Flag - Finish What We Started
Last week: 7.


5. Senses Fail - Gold Jacket, Green Jacket...
Last week: 6.


4. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: 5.


3. Seaway - London
Last week: 4.


2. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 1.


1. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: March 10, 2017

10. Fall Out Boy - Wilson (Expensive  Mistakes)
Last week: 10.


9. We Were Sharks - Hotel Beds
Last week: NEW!


8. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 4.


7. Anti-Flag - Finish What We Started
Last week: 8.


6. Senses Fail - Gold Jacket, Green Jacket...
Last week: 7.


5. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: 6.


4. Seaway - London
Last week: 5.


3. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 1.


2. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 3.


1. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: March 3, 2018

10. Fall Out Boy - Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)
Last week: NEW!


9. Anti-Flag - Digital Blackout
Last week: 2.


8. Anti-Flag - Finish What We Started
Last week: 9.


7. Senses Fail - Gold Jacket, Green Jacket...
Last week: 8.


6. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: 7.


5. Seaway - London
Last week: 6.


4. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 1.


3. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 5.


2. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 3.


1. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 4.

Top 10 Countdown: February 24, 2018

10. With Confidence - Waterfall
Last week: 3.


9. Anti-Flag - Finish What We Started
Last week: 10.


8. Senses Fail - Gold Jacket, Green Jacket...
Last week: NEW!


7. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: 9.


6. Seaway - London
Last week: 7.


5. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 8.


4. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 5.


3. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 4.


2. Anti-Flag - Digital Blackout
Last week: 2.


1. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 1.

Top 10 Countdown: February 17, 2018

10. Anti-Flag - Finish What We Started
Last week: NEW!


9. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: 10.


8. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 9.


7. Seaway - London
Last week: 8.


6. We Were Sharks - Beyond Repair
Last week: 2.


5. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 6.


4. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 5.


3. With Confidence - Waterfall
Last week: 1.


2. Anti-Flag - Digital Blackout
Last week: 4.


1. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 3.

Top 10 Countdown: February 10, 2018

10. Taylor Swift Ft. Future & Ed Sheeran - End Game
Last week: NEW!


9. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: 10.


8. Seaway - London
Last week: NEW!


7. Knuckle Puck - Gone
Last week: 3.


6. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 7.


5. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 6.


4. Anti-Flag - Digital Blackout
Last week: 5.


3. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 4.


2. We Were Sharks - Beyond Repair
Last week: 1.


1. With Confidence - Waterfall
Last week: 2.

Top 10 Countdown: February 3, 2018

10. Silverstein - Whiplash
Last week: NEW!


9. Story Of The Year - Bang Bang
Last week: 9.


8. The Gospel Youth - Kids
Last week: 5.


7. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: 8.


6. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 7.


5. Anti-Flag - Digital Blackout
Last week: 6.


4. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 4.


3. Knuckle Puck - Gone
Last week: 3.


2. With Confidence - Waterfall
Last week: 2.


1. We Were Sharks - Beyond Repair
Last week: 1.

Special: 2017 In Review: 100 Best Songs of 2017 Part 5 (60 - 51)

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60. With Confidence - Long Night


59. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold


58. Relient K - Candy Hearts


57. The Maine - How Do You Feel?


56. New Found Glory - The Sound Of Two Voices


55. Bayside - Mary


54. Neck Deep - In Bloom


53. We Were Sharks - Stay


52. All Time Low - Good Times


51. Anti-Flag - When The Wall Falls


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Top 10 Countdown: January 27, 2018

10. Paramore - Fake Happy
Last week: 10.


9. Story Of The Year - Bang Bang
Last week: NEW!


8. Boston Manor - Drowned In Gold
Last week: NEW!


7. We Were Sharks - Stay
Last week: 8.


6. Anti-Flag - Digital Bloackout
Last week: NEW!


5. The Gospel Youth - Kids
Last week: 1.


4. Neck Deep - Parachute
Last week: 5.


3. Knuckle Puck - Gone
Last week: 4.


2. With Confidence - Waterfall
Last week: 3.


1. We Were Sharks - Beyond Repair
Last week: 2.